Great Posters (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Folio (37cm x 28cm) Internally stapled wrappers, with a pictorial front cover. A lengthy but quite light vertical crease where it was once folded, and the wrappers dusty, chafed at the edges and lightly fox spotted. Staples rusted. Seventeen facsimiles of French and Belgian proclamation-posters dated between August 1914 and April 1916, several reproduced on coloured backgrounds. Text in French. Uncommon.

[China n.d.ca. 1966-1973, n.p.]. A group of 22 loose clipped color posters. . *** **** *** . . . SUPERB COLLECTION OF REVOLUTIONARY & RED GUARD POSTERS . . . MULTI-COLOR SOME SHOWING HONG WEI BING ARM BANDS . . . AND MAO "LITTLE RED BOOKS" . * This is a collection of twenty-one color "DA PI PAN HUA CE" ["CRITICISM POSTERS]" from the "WEN HUA DA GEMING" ["CULTURAL REVOLUTION"] as led in the streets by the "HONG WEI BING" or "RED GUARDS" during the period 1966 through 1976. . The collection consists of a very nice color group of clipped items from unknown sources [journals?] and from collected 'hand-bills' distributed in the streets as well as mini-"RED GUARD" posters, published during the "CULTURAL REVOLUTION" period in China. Being ephemeral, it's a wonder they even survived. These fascinating items reflect the current political thought of the period, with the super nationalistic "RED GUARDS" as the main actors. . * THE ITEMS: a. Small poster in black, red against white paper. Shows six Chinese: worker, soldier, student, and others who most likely are also "RED GUARDS" using an old fashioned fountain pen to quash intellectuals, professors, anti-revolutionaries. Couple of small restorations to verso, 14.5 x 21.3 cm., overall very good. . b. A small poster in black, red, against white paper, laid down on stiff board. Shows two workers holding up Mao Zedong book: "MAO ZEDONG JI" [COLLECTED WORKS OF MAO ZEDONG."] In the background is an unruly crowd of "HONG WEI BING" or "RED GUARDS" waving flags, Mao red books. Captions read: There is a small repair to the upper left corner, with a bit of loss to the red, else clean, solid, 11.3 x 16 cm. . c. A small poster consisting of four views, from the upper right it is a worker holding a paint brush [to brush glue on walls] and a girl holding posters. A worker holding a Mao red book. A girl holding a bunch of red flowers, and last a worker in the oil fields. The work is clean, 18.7 x 17 cm., printed in black, red against white paper. . d. A small poster, printed in red, black against white, laid down on a stiff paper backing. It shows three soldiers, two men and a girl. The girl holds up a roll of "Ren min Bao" "People's Newspaper," the middle soldier man holds up an Ak-47 assault rifle and the last man at the right holds a rifle. The background shows a large number of people's faces. The size is 17.5 x 25.5 cm., it has two small restored tears at the right, one encroaches on the image by about 1.3 cm., now solid, else a bit dusty. Text below reads: one Chinese character crossed out. . e. A small color poster of x who holds a Chinese bamboo brush and looks forward while sitting at his desk. There is a quote from him in the upper left. The poster is in very good condition, 21.2 x 15 cm. . f. A small color poster of X seated at his desk, bamboo brush in hand, looking forward with a dramatic painting of the Chinese revolution in the background. The poster is very clean, 24 x 18.5 cm. Text below the image reads; " . g. A small color poster of X and a young girl painting a poster. Text at upper right corner reads: " The poster is very clean, 22.5 x 15.7 cm. . h. Small color poster of a young soldier he stands before a Hangzhou department store that says on the roof: "MAO ZU XI WAN SUI" ["LONG LIVE CHAIRMAN MAO."] The young soldier has a portable megaphone on his shoulder, and wears a small badge: "Hanzhou Bing" [Hanzhou People's Guard"]. The caption at the far right reads:" ." The poster is in very good condition, there is a mended small closed tear at right & lower margins, else solid, 18.5 x 18.5 cm. . i. A small color poster of a female teacher and her young girl student both of which looking ahead with much interest. The caption of the poster the younger has brushed in states" " ." The poster is clean, 16.8 x 18.4 cm. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. * t.: "SIREN BANG" ["GANG OF FOUR"] shows a very angry minority woman reading out the indictment against the "GANG OF FOUR." . . Per Wikipedia: The "GANG OF FOUR" ".came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) and were subsequently charged with a series of treasonous crimes. The members consisted of Mao Zedong's last wife Jiang Qing, the leading figure of the group, and her close associates Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. . Together with disgraced general Lin Biao, were labeled the two major "counter-revolutionary forces" of the Cultural Revolution and officially blamed by the Chinese government for the worst excesses of the societal chaos that ensued during the ten years of turmoil. Their downfall on October 6, 1976, a mere month after Mao's death, brought about major celebrations on the streets of Beijing and marked the end of a turbulent political era in China." . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: These items are in very good or better condition. A good number have been laid down on other paper sheets [now removed], while others are as issued, nothing on the back, and some are clips from magazines and show the verso text. By and large they are very good, clean, with a few showing a few minor marginal tears, now restored, a touch of dusty or scuffing but not major. Any item that is less than 'very good' will be described above in its individual listing. Please see images of each item posted to our website. Please inquire if any questions. . *** REFERENCES: "GANG OF FOUR" See: en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Gang_of_Four . *.